FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mississauga Marathon Scotiabank Charity Challenge Raises Over $145,000
Mississauga, ON - The Mississauga Marathon is proud to announce a grand
total of $148,209.34 has been raised for all 22 local and national
charities through the 2014 Mississauga Marathon Scotiabank Charity
Challenge. By partnering with Scotiabank, the Mississauga Marathon
fundraising has increased every year since the partnership began! "We are
thrilled with the fundraising efforts from our participants as well as the
interest from our family of charities. The tremendous success has us
excited for the continued growth in the years to come" says Mississauga
Marathon Scotiabank Charity Challenge Manager, Brody Coles.
On behalf of the Mississauga Marathon and Scotiabank, we would like to
congratulate each and every charity involved for their great efforts and
overall results. In addition, Scotiabank is generously donating $2,000 to
the top charity in three categories. Congratulations to the following
charities:
-Team World Vision Canada- Most Fundraisers
-Crohn's and Colitis Canada- Mississauga Chapter- Highest amount of dollars
raised
-Canadian Red Cross- Highest donation average per fundraiser
The 22 charity partners that worked hard to earn these donations include:
Art Gallery of Mississauga, Arthritis Research Foundation, Autism Ontario -
Metro Toronto Chapter, CameronHelps, Canadian Red Cross, Colorectal Cancer
Association of Canada, Community Living Mississauga, Crohn's and Colitis
Canada - Mississauga Chapter, GlobalMedic (on behalf of Ontario Clean Water
Agency), Heart and Stroke Foundation, Heart House Hospice, Islamic Relief,
MitoCanada Foundation, SickKids Foundation, Starlight Children's Foundation
of Canada, Sunnybrook Foundation, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, The
Mississauga Food Bank, Trillium Health Partners Foundation, United Way of
Peel Region, Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation and Team World Vision
Canada.
The 2015 Mississauga Marathon Race Weekend is scheduled to take place from
Friday, May 1st - Sunday, May 3rd and will continue to offer "A Run For
Everyone". Events will include: Full Marathon, Petrillo Law Relay
Challenge, Recharge with Milk Half Marathon, Valeant Pharmaceuticals 10K,
10K Student Relay, Starbucks Hazel 5K and SUBWAY® Restaurants 2K Fun
Run/Walk.
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